Rocroi

Rocroi is a commune in the Ardennes department of France. Rocroi was fortified by King Francis I of France and expanded by Henry II of France, and it changed hands a number of times during wars due to its strategic location; the town was best known for the 1643 Battle of Rocroi during the Thirty Years' War and the Franco-Spanish War. Rocroi had a population of 2,386 in 2008.